12-letter words containing b, u, g, t, r
- peterborough — a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
- storage tube — an electron tube in which information is stored as charges for a predetermined time
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- struggle bus — a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating: With no sleep last night, I’ll be on the struggle bus today.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- subaggregate — a subtotal
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- through bass — figured bass.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- truss bridge — a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- turbo prolog — A strongly typed Prolog-like logic programming language. 1986. It has user-defined domains. Programs are arranged in sections: DOMAINS, CLAUSES, PREDICATES, DATABASE and GOAL. It is currently known as PDC Prolog and is distributed by Prolog Development Center, Atlanta +1 404 873 1366. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- undisturbing — not disturbing
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- upright bass — double bass
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.